Re: LWP and $content
Martijn Koster (m.koster@nexor.co.uk)
Thu, 03 Aug 1995 18:10:35 +0100
Guy Decoux wrote:
> I just want to indicate to LWP::Request that the
> content must be read from a particular file.
>
> Is this possible actually with LWP::Request, or with another module of LWP
No, that's a bit tricky: the content is not actually used until the
Protocol/whatever module. So not only would yo need to educate the
LWP::Request about files (and don't forget Content-length), you
also need to change all the protocols to use this new interface.
That could be quite a big change... And you might even want a more
generic sub or module approach, rather than restricting yourself
to files. Anyway, that needs careful thought rather than a hack.
If the size of the content is a big problem, it might at least be reduced
by preventing the content copies in LWP::protocol::http::request()...,
and using references instead. That can be done in addition to the current
interface, just add a $request->contentref;
-- Martijn
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